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Win Tickets to David Byrne at the Greek Theatre

Summer may be officially over, but the shows at The Greek Theatre will still go on. Next week on Friday, October 3rd, David Byrne will hit the Greek to play a show with the music from the latest album by him and Brian Eno, which is their first in 30 years. Tickets run $40-75 but we're giving a few pairs away.
To enter is easy. In the comments section, tell us what your favorite city is for the Fall season. Maybe you enjoy the beautiful foliage in the Midwest or maybe you love the summer feel still kicking in Los Angeles.
Here's how the contest works:
- Enter the contest by making a comment on this post. Comments must fit the criteria, stated below.
- The criteria of the comment is that you write what your favorite city is for the Fall season, as explained above.
- You may only enter once.
- The contest closes at 11:59:59 p.m. on Wednesday, October 1, 2008.
- One qualifying entry will be randomly selected to receive a pair of tickets and will be notified via the e-mail connected to their LAist.com login. They must confirm the receipt of the e-mail by 12:00 p.m., Thursday, October 2, 2008 or the tickets will be released to another winner.
- Tickets will be held at the will-call pick up at the event
Good luck!
Photo of Byrne on the tour earlier this year by furnstein via Flickr
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